Safe Environment

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As members of the Church, we are called upon to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults in our parishes, schools, families, and local communities. In an effort to respond to this responsibility, the Diocese of Sioux Falls requires all employees and all volunteer adults and minors who are active in a diocesan organization to complete a safe environment program that teaches how to recognize and report abuse, and how to maintain proper boundaries.

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Victim Assistance

Adult Training for Compliance

All clergy & religious in active ministry, all employees (regardless of interaction with minors), all volunteers with minors and vulnerable adults are required to complete a background check and training. Click on the image above or to the right under “Online Training Portal” to login or sign up.

                              Each parish, school or ministry has a Local Coordinator for Safe Environment                                                   (see table below organized by Pastorate).

Please contact your local coordinator to ensure you are compliant or to clarity what steps your employment or ministry require you to complete. 

If you need assistance with Safe Environment,
Contact your Local Coordinator

Pastorate Location Safe Environment Local Coordinator Email
1 Holy Cross Parish – Ipswich Tami Schumacher ipswich.holycross@sfcatholic.org
1 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish – Leola Kelli Millard leola.olph@sfcatholic.org
1 St Anthony Parish – Selby Dori Hirsch stmichaels@valleytel.net
1 St Augustine Parish – Bowdle Stacy Preszler bowdledre@sfcatholic.org
1 St Joseph Parish – Eureka Kaitlin Huber khuber@sfcatholic.org
1 St Joseph Parish – Mobridge Kylie Keller stjoe@westriv.com
1 St Michael Parish – Herreid Anita Geffre ageffre@sfcatholic.org
1 St Thomas Apostle Parish – Roscoe Wendy Hoerner roscoe.stthomas@sfcatholic.org
2 Sacred Heart Parish – Gettysburg Stacy Penrod staceyyost@hotmail.com
2 SS Peter and Paul Parish – Pierre Becky Walsh Becky.Walsh@k12.sd.us
2 St Anthony of Padua Parish – Hoven Noreen Glodt stanthony@venturecomm.net
2 St Joseph School – Pierre Becky Walsh Becky.Walsh@k12.sd.us
2 St Pius X Parish – Onida Janel Wiley stpiusx@venturecomm.net
3 All Saints Parish – Mellette Laura Melius mellettedre@sfcatholic.org
3 St Ann Parish – Miller Deann Beckett office@stannmiller.com
3 St Bernard Parish – Redfield Angela Weller sbernard@abe.midco.net
3 St Liborius Parish – Polo Sharon Wieseler stliborius@venturecomm.net
3 St Mary Parish – Highmore Deann Beckett office@stannmiller.com
3 St Thomas the Apostle Parish – Faulkton Kayla Roseland kroseland@sfcatholic.org
4 Aberdeen Catholic Schools Michala Heller
michala.heller@aberdeenroncalli.org
4 Sacred Heart Parish – Aberdeen Janean Imberi & Thomas Eskro janean@sacredheartaberdeen.net
4 Sacred Heart Parish – Westport Linda Huettle lhuettl@sfcatholic.org
4 St Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish – Groton Emily Eichler seas@nvc.net
4 St Joseph Parish – Turton Danielle Teigen seas@nvc.net
4 St Mary Parish – Aberdeen    
4 St Thomas Aquinas Newman Center – Aberdeen reported with Sacred Heart  
5 Christ the King Parish – Webster Jackie Snaza ctkparish@ctkwebster.org
5 Immaculate Conception Parish – Waubay Jackie Snaza ctkparish@ctkwebster.org
5 Sacred Heart Parish – Eden Basil Kuebel bknebel@sfcatholic.org
5 St John deBritto Parish – Britton Sandra Micko
britton.stjohndebritto@sfcatholic.org
5 St John the Baptist Parish – Rosholt Eileen Englund eenglund@sfcatholic.org
5 St Joseph Parish – Grenville Basil Knebel bknebel@sfcatholic.org
5 St Kateri Tekakwitha Parish – Sisseton w/St Peter Michelle Skarnagel sissetoncath.office@gmail.com
5 St Peter Parish – Sisseton w/St Kateri Michelle Skarnagel sissetoncath.office@gmail.com
6 Blessed Sacrament Parish – Florence Pat Callan pcallan@sfcatholic.org
6 Holy Name of Jesus Parish – Watertown   dre@watertownholyname.org
6 Holy Rosary Parish – Kranzburg    
6 Immaculate Conception Parish – Watertown Jocelyn Zimprich office@icschoolwatertown.org
6 Immaculate Conception School – Watertown Jocelyn Zimprich office@icschoolwatertown.org
6 St Henry Parish – Henry Amber Johnson office@cfhcatholics.org
6 St Mary Parish – Bryant   office.pop@sfcatholic.org
6 St Michael Parish – Clark Dan Whalen stleotyndall@yanktoncatholic.org
7 Annunciation Parish – Revillo  
7 St Charles Parish – Big Stone City   bigstone.stcharles@sfcatholic.or
7 St Lawrence Parish – Milbank Darby Helms stlawrencemilbank@gmail.com
7 St Lawrence School – Milbank Darby Helms stlawrencemilbank@gmail.com
7 St Mary Parish – Clear Lake Judith Homan stmarys@itctel.com
8 Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish – Elkton/ St William Sharon Landsman slandsman@sfcatholic.org
8 Pius XII Newman Center – Brookings Michelle Sage
catholicjackssecretary@sfcatholic.org
8 St Francis de Sales Parish – Estelline Chris Morris estelline.stfrancis@sfcatholic.org 
8 St John Parish – Castlewood *has their own CCD Heather Schmit estelline.stfrancis@sfcatholic.org
8 St John the Evangelist Parish – Arlington Fr. David Stevens  
8 St Paul Parish – White Abbie Cribbs office@cfhcatholics.org
8 St Thomas More Parish – Brookings Evan Baumberger discipleship@stmbrookings.org
8 St Thomas More School – Brookings Liz Skordahl stmcs@stmbrookings.org
9 SS Simon and Jude Parish – Flandreau Marilyn Schwebach simonjude@iw.net
9 St Joseph the Workman Parish – Huntimer Kristine Fiegen office@stmarydellrapids.org
9 St Mary Parish – Dell Rapids Kristine Fiegen
office@stmarydellrapids.org
9 St Mary’s Catholic School – Dell Rapids Denise Schmidt denise.schmidt@k12.sd.us
9 St Peter Parish – Colman Marilyn Schwebach simonjude@iw.net
10 St Agatha Parish – Howard Liz Gors liz.gors@sttha.org
10 St Thomas Aquinas Parish – Madison Liz Gors liz.gors@sttha.org
10 St Thomas School – Madison Ahnna Kleinschmidt  
10 St William of Vercelli Parish – Ramona   liz.gors@sttha.org
11 Holy Trinity Parish – Huron Pamela Layton pam.layton@k12.sd.us
11 Holy Trinity School – Huron Michelle Schoenfelder Michelle.Schoenfelder@k12.sd.us
11 St Joseph Parish – Wessington Springs Gay Lynne Ames stwilfrid@sfcatholic.org
11 St Thomas Aquinas Parish – De Smet Nicole Kirst office.pop@sfcatholic.org
11 St Wilfrid Parish – Woonsocket Gay Lynne Ames stwilfrid@sfcatholic.org
12 St James Parish – Chamberlain Sally Engler sjreled@sfcatholic.org
12 St John Parish – Plankinton Natalie Briggs office@pfcatholics.org
12 St Margaret Parish – Kimball JoEllen Stadfler smk@sfcatholic.org
12 St Mary Parish – Stickney Angie Feenstra sms@sfcatholic.org
12 St Peter Parish – White Lake Jane SuelFuel spp@sfcatholic.org
13 Assumption Parish – Dante Norma Beeson mnbeeson@gwtc.net
13 Sacred Heart Parish – Parkston Bailee Mogck office@sacredheartparkston.org
13 SS Peter and Paul Parish – Dimock Bailee Mogck office@sacredheartparkston.org
13 St Ann Parish – Geddes Jonell Dehaan secretary@stpeterplattesd.org
13 St John the Baptist Parish – Wagner Theresa Koupal tkoupal@sfcatholic.org
13 St Mark Parish – Lake Andes Jonell Dehaan secretary@stpeterplattesd.org
13 St Paul Parish – Marty Sr. Pat Mylott pmylott@sfcatholic.org
13 St Paul the Apostle Parish – Armour Jim Werkmeister jim@werkweld.com
13 St Peter the Apostle Parish – Platte Jonell Dehaan secretary@stpeterplattesd.org
14 Sacred Heart Parish – Yankton Melissa Pavlish business@yanktoncatholic.org
14 Sacred Heart School – Yankton Stephanie Brodeur stephanie.brodeur@k12.sd.us
14 St Benedict Parish – Yankton Melissa Pavlish business@yanktoncatholic.org
14 St Boniface Parish – Idylwilde Michelle Kass web@stgeorgesd.org
14 St George Parish – Scotland Michelle Kass web@stgeorgesd.org
14 St John the Baptist Parish – Lesterville Victoria Fryda vfryda@sfcatholic.org
14 St Leo Parish – Tyndall Jolynn Weber stleotyndall@yanktoncatholic.org
14 St Vincent Parish – Springfield Jolynn Weber stleotyndall@yanktoncatholic.org
14 St Wenceslaus Parish – Tabor Lisa Hauck drestw@hcinet.net
15 Good Shepherd Parish – Centerville Linda Peterson lpeterson@sfcatholic.org
15 St Agnes Parish – Vermillion Mary Hamm office@stagnesvermillion.org
15 St Agnes School – Vermillion Mary Hamm office@stagnesvermillion.org
15 St Joseph Parish – Elk Point Monica Elsinger m.elsinger@secatholics.org
15 St Patrick Parish – Wakonda Linda Peterson lpeterson@sfcatholic.org
15 St Peter Child Care – Jefferson Erin Hammitt (605) 966-5756
15 St Peter Parish – Jefferson Monica Elsinger m.elsinger@secatholics.org
15 St Teresa of Avila Parish – Beresford Linda Peterson lpeterson@sfcatholic.org
15 St Teresa of Calcutta – Dakota Dunes Monica Elsinger m.elsinger@secatholics.org
15 St Thomas More Newman Center – Vermillion Peggy Brower usdadmin@usdnewman.org
16 Church of Epiphany – Epiphany Maggan Krempges mkrempges@salemcatholic.org
16 St Ann Parish – Humboldt Maggan Krempges mkrempges@salemcatholic.org
16 St Martin Parish – Emery Maggan Krempges mkrempges@salemcatholic.org
16 St Mary of Mercy Parish – Alexandria Maggan Krempges mkrempges@salemcatholic.org
16 St Mary Parish- Salem Maggan Krempges mkrempges@salemcatholic.org
16 St Patrick Parish – Montrose Maggan Krempges mkrempges@salemcatholic.org
16 St Stephen Parish – Bridgewater w/ St Martin’s Maggan Krempges mkrempges@salemcatholic.org
17 St Christina Parish – Parker Kelly Dunkelberger kelly.dunkelberger@k12.sd.us
17 St Katharine Drexel Parish – Sioux Falls Tonia Honner parishoffice@stkdsfsd.org
17 St Magdalen Parish – Lennox Anne Homan info@stmagdalenlennox.org
17 St Nicholas Parish – Tea Kari Karsky kari@stnicholastea.org
18 Risen Savior Parish – Brandon Julie Sheppard
preschool@risensaviorbrandon.com
18 St Rose of Lima Parish – Garretson Heidi Fink dre@strosegarretson.org
19 St George Parish – Hartford Rechelle Dissing rdissing@stgeorgehartford.com
19 St Michael Parish – Sioux Falls Rechelle Dissing rdissing@stgeorgehartford.com
20 Christ the King Parish – Sioux Falls Patricia Raasch praasch@divinemercysf.org
20 St John Paul II – Harrisburg Patricia Raasch praasch@divinemercysf.org
20 St Mary Parish – Sioux Falls Patricia Raasch praasch@divinemercysf.org
21 St Joseph Cathedral – Sioux Falls Heidi Solem hsolem@sfcatholic.org
22 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish – Sioux Falls Fr. Kristopher Cowles frkristophercowles@sfcatholic.org
22 St Lambert Parish – Sioux Falls Tracie Fletcher tfletcher@sfcatholic.org
22 St Therese Parish – Sioux Falls Dcn. Thane Barnier dcnthanebarnier@sfcatholic.org
23 Holy Spirit Parish – Sioux Falls Barbara Anderson banderson@holyspiritsf.org
23 St Dominic Parish – Canton Amy Buitenbos abuitenbos@sfcatholic.org
24 Holy Family Parish – Mitchell Christine Lemmer clemmer@mitchellcatholic.org
24 Holy Spirit Parish – Mitchell Christine Lemmer clemmer@mitchellcatholic.org
24 John Paul II School – Mitchell Robin Cahoy robin.cahoy@k12.sd.us
25 Immaculate Conception Parish – Stephan Dcn Steve McLaughlin dcnstevenmclaughlin@sfcatholic.org
25 St Catherine Parish – Big Bend Dcn Steve McLaughlin dcnstevenmclaughlin@sfcatholic.org
25 St Joseph Parish – Fort Thompson Dcn Steve McLaughlin dcnstevenmclaughlin@sfcatholic.org
  Broom Tree Retreat Center – Irene Kris Sees ksees@sfcatholic.org
  Diocesan Youth Events – Sioux Falls D&E Admins discipleship@sfcatholic.org
  SEARCH – Sioux Falls Amy Schlup hsre@holyspiritsf.org